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Malta Weightlifting made history on Sunday by winning their first-ever team gold at the European Small Nation Championships held in San Marino. The team made u ....
The Malta Weightlifting team – made from Tenishia Thornton and Yazmin Zammit Stevens with Jesmond Caruana as team leader – have recently represented Malta in the European Senior Championships in Moscow, Russia.
Given that this was the last chance for senior athletes to qualify for the Olympic Games, this was a high-level competition for the two. Tenishia Thornton, the youngest athlete in the competition at 15, competed in the 49kg category and finished with 70kg in the Snatch and 89kg in the clean and jerk.
Her 89kg Clean and Jerk was a 5kg improvement on her previous best, breaking a total of 5 national records with all her Clean and Jerk attempts at 85kg, 87kg, and 89kg – with her two totals at 157kg and 159kg. ....
At the General Meeting of the Malta Weightlifting Association held on Thursday 14th January 2021, the Executive Council was elected to serve a four-year term. Matthew Camilleri was elected as General Secretary, Matthew Abela as Treasurer. Jesmond Caruana kept his position as President together with executive members Rodmar Pulis and Ramona Borg. The Council thanked the predecessors members for their sterling work. Further the association enhances the role of the sport of weightlifting to continue in the right direction of increasing more young athletes and reaching higher goals in top competitions. Source: Malta Weightlifting Association ....